Day 05 — 机场重逢

I remember seeing a lot of people smiling at an airport when a family finally arrived and was reunited with their relatives. As soon as they saw each other, they started waving, smiling and hugging each other. Several people around them also smiled, even though they were complete strangers.

整体翻译： 我记得在机场看到很多人微笑——那是一个家庭终于到达、与亲人团聚的时刻。他们一见到彼此，就开始挥手、微笑、拥抱。周围的几个陌生人也跟着笑了起来，尽管他们完全不认识这家人。

Sentence 1

I remember seeing a lot of people smiling at an airport when a family finally arrived and was reunited with their relatives.

翻译： 我记得在机场看到很多人微笑，那是一个家庭终于到达、与亲人团聚的时刻。

重点词汇：

• remember doing sth — 记得做过某事（已经做过了）

- 对比：remember to do sth — 记得要去做某事（还没做）

- I remember locking the door. — 我记得锁了门。

- Remember to lock the door. — 记得要锁门。

• be reunited with sb — 与某人团聚/重逢

- She was reunited with her long-lost brother. — 她与失散多年的哥哥重逢了。

- reunite = re-（重新）+ unite（联合/相聚）

• relative /ˈrelətɪv/ — 亲戚，亲属

- close relatives — 近亲

- distant relatives — 远亲

句式亮点： 一句话串联了三个画面——"我看到很多人微笑"、"一家人到达"、"与亲人团聚"——用 when 自然地把场景串在一起。

Sentence 2

As soon as they saw each other, they started waving, smiling and hugging each other.

翻译： 他们一见到彼此，就开始挥手、微笑、拥抱。

重点词汇：

• as soon as — 一……就……（表示两个动作紧接着发生）

- Call me as soon as you get home. — 一到家就给我打电话。

- = the moment / the instant + 从句

• wave /weɪv/ — 挥手

- wave at sb — 向某人挥手

- wave goodbye — 挥手告别

• hug /hʌɡ/ — 拥抱

- give sb a hug — 给某人一个拥抱

句式亮点： 三个并列的 -ing 动词（waving, smiling, hugging）形成排比，节奏感很强，一下子把重逢的激动画面拉满了。

Sentence 3

Several people around them also smiled, even though they were complete strangers.

翻译： 周围的几个人也笑了，尽管他们完全是陌生人。

重点词汇：

• several /ˈsevrəl/ — 几个，若干（比 a few 稍正式，数量上差不多）
• around — 在周围（这里作介词，表示位置）
• complete stranger — 完全陌生的人

- complete 这里 = total / absolute，强调"完完全全"

- a complete surprise — 一个彻头彻尾的惊喜

• even though — 尽管/虽然（引导让步状语从句，语气比 although 更强）

- He kept working even though he was tired. — 尽管很累，他还是继续工作。

句式亮点： 这句话是整段的点睛之笔——陌生人也忍不住微笑，说明重逢的喜悦是有感染力的（contagious）。一个 even though 的反差，写出人性的温暖。